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Dutch Death Valley
Cracked mud on the shores of Moddergat
by Mario Calma

Moddergat I Netherlands

The extreme drought we currently experience in the Netherlands is really unusual. Even our coastline is 'reacting' causing these interesting dried mud patterns.

Oost-Vlieland at dusk
Oost-Vlieland

As the sun was rising, it painted the sky in amazing colors. Locals tell me the colors are like that every day. So much bliss in one place at the...

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Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands
Dokkum
by Adelheid Smitt

Earlier I posted photos of the Dokkumer windmills, but the centre of the little town is very pretty as well.

Dokkum Blues
Dokkum

No tulips or windmills this time, just a quiet canal and lovely Dutch architecture, I was too busy shooting the nearby windmills when the sky was...

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Cracked mud
Moddergat

The beauty of nature lies not only on the water and its defenders in north Friesland but on the coast and its surface too. The sun shied away but the...

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Dokkum Blues
Dokkum Blues

Blue hour with windmills and canals, Friesland, Netherlands. Too windy for reflections unfortunately, but Dokkum a lovely non touristy town, it...

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Waterpoort, Sneek, Netherlands
Sneek
by Adelheid Smitt

Evening blue hour at one of the iconic buildings in the northern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. This gate was built in the 15-16C as part of the defence wall around the city, but with an opening to let water through.

Cracked mud on the shores of Moddergat
Cracked mud on the shores of Moddergat

The beauty of nature lies not only on the water and its defenders in north Friesland but on the coast and its surface too. The sun shied away but the...

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Dokkum Blues
Dokkum Blues

Blue hour with windmills and canals, Friesland, Netherlands. Too windy for reflections unfortunately, but Dokkum a lovely non touristy town, it...

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Moddergat, the Netherlands
Moddergat

Almost a 6 min. exposure with Lee little stopper and 0.9 ND grad hard

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Dokkum Blues
Dokkum

No tulips or windmills this time, just a quiet canal and lovely Dutch architecture, I was too busy shooting the nearby windmills when the sky was...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Friesland!
Most notably Adelheid Smitt and Mario Calma.